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Improve the quality of your grappas and marcs and learn how to appraise them correctly!

 

Distiller’s Training and Grappa Tasting Seminar” from October 15th to 17th, 2004 at the Capovilla distillery in Rosá near Bassano del Grappa (Vicenza). Learn the secrets of the trade from experts and experienced distillers of high-quality spirits, such as Vittorio Capovilla and Wolfram Ortner, who will share with you tips for improving your products and your appraisal skills – in the German, Italian and English language.  

In Capovilla’s water-bath distillery, the course from the leavings of the grapes, or marcs as they are called, to the finished product will be analysed with special focus on the separation of heads and tails of the distillate. In addition, remedies for faulty products will be proposed in order to achieve a quality that it is in line with international standards.  

The grappa tasting seminars are not targeted at the participants of the distiller’s course alone, but also open to sommeliers, caterers, traders and friends of grappa in general. Perfect marcs products, that were awarded the World-Spirits medals, will be tasted as well as grappas without added sugar and products of course participants. All the grappas will be appraised according to the 100-points WOB system.  

The main focus will be on the identification of flaws in the grappas and on working out possible improvements based on the experience gained from comparison with perfect products. The overall goal is a change in attitudes and quality- related enhancements of products by means of state-of-the-art technology combined with the traditional processes and identity of the product.  

At the end of the grappa tasting courses there will be an evaluation; participants who pass the “test” will be entitled to work on the jury of the grappa group of the “World-Spirits Award 2005”.  This event is supported by VERONELLI EV – it is in personal interest of Luigi Veronelli himself. 

Registration and information: 
World-Spirits. Wolfram Ortner . A-9546 Bad Kleinkirchheim . Untertscherner Weg 3 . Phone 0043-4240-760 . Fax: 0043-4240-760-50
E-mail: office@world-spirits.com, office@world-spirits.com

or Vittorio Capovilla, Via Giardini 12, I-36027 Rosá, phone 0039-0424-581222, fax 0039-0424-588028


Grappa Distiller’s training & Grappa Tasting Seminar
Part 1

  

Objective and Content

Training for interested and experienced distillers and sommeliers in Italy (open to participants from all countries) – from the raw materials, to the processing, distillation and sensory appraisal of grappas. After this training there will be “Grappa”, parts 2 and 3 with the focus on spirits distilled from fruit. 

Distiller’s training: 

Tasting seminar: 

Special grappa tasting training – Jury training, World-Spirits Award 2005: 


Personal benefit

Sound technical knowledge with the aim of not only producing better and more innovative grappas but to produce them with modern know-how and state-of-the-art equipment; greater appreciation of the product and increased economic benefit. 

Each distiller can offer four grappas for the tasting training, which will be appraised by blindfolded participants. Faulty products with and without Casko products can also be handed in for tasting.  

Over the year, distillers should keep written records of the production of their individual grappas in order to be able to trace quality back to production in the 2nd part of the training course.  

Training of the senses and membership of the “World-Spirits Award 2005” jury if the participant passes the test. After corresponding training, participants can also qualify as jury members for other categories, such as fruit spirits, whiskey, rum, etc.

Speakers

Distiller’s training: Vittorio Capovilla (I), Wolfram Ortner (A)
Tasting seminar: Wolfram Ortner (A), Vittorio Capovilla (I) 

Target group

Experienced distillers, sommeliers, friends of grappa and journalists  

Date/Venue:

The course consists of two blocks – distiller’s training and tasting training, held by renowned experts.
October 15 to 17, 2004, Capovilla distillery, Rosà and Nardini distillery in Bassano del Grappa, phone: 0039-0424-581222

Times

Distiller’s training: Friday – 8:30 to 12:00 am and 2:00 to 6:00 pm,
Tasting seminars: Saturday and Sunday - 9.00 to 12:00 am and 2:00 to 5:00 pm
Begin: Friday, 08:30 am; end: Sunday, 5:00 am

Costs

Distiller’s training (Friday) Euro 290.-- net, plus 20% VAT
Tasting seminar (Saturday) Euro 280.-- net, plus 20% VAT 
Week-end (Friday, Saturday) Euro 550.-- net, plus 20% VAT
Tasting seminar (Sunday) Euro 280.-- net, plus 20% VAT 
Three-days rate Euro 790.-- net, plus 20% VAT 

Course fees are to be paid in advance


Included:

Deadline for registration

September 15, 2004

Number of participants

Registration is done in the order of incoming mail. To ensure perfect training results, the number of persons per course is limited to 20.

Methodology

Working on cases and problems in theory and praxis

Registration

Send registration coupon to: World-Spirits Academy, Barbara Ortner, A-9546 Bad Kleinkirchheim, phone 04240-760, fax 04240-760-50, e-mail: info@world-spirits.com